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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Tax Evading Corporations.

The people of Pennsylvania are excited
over the success of the corporations of that
State in escaping the payment of about
| 81, 600, 900 in taxes There was shrewd and
secret work done by somebody during
the last day of the session of the Legislature
that has just adjourned, but as yet it has
been impossible to discover who is response
! BILE for it. 1t seems that for years there has
been complaint of unequal taxation, and
laws have been passed from time to time to
remove the cause of it. The corporations
somehow escaped the burden it was intended
they should bear, while the people were
forced to pay more taxes than they thought
they ought to. In 1885 law was passed
authorizing the taxing of all mortgages,
and the courts decided that it covered all
kinds of mortgages except those of corpora
tions
The Legislature this year passed a bill
placing corporation mortgages on a footing
with other mortgages in the matter of taxa
ton. 1t was not until the last day of the
session that this bill received the sanction
OF both houses, and those who were interest
ed III having it passed watched it very care
fully. The Speaker signed it and then it
was given to messenger to carry to the
President of the Senate for his signature
1t was put into the hands of that officer and
then its friends were satisfied and relaxed
their vigilance. They regard their work as
done. They knew the Governor would
sign it when it reached him.
Strange as it may seem when the Legisla-
ture adjourned it was discovered that it had
not been signed by the President of the
Senate and, of course, it failed to become
law. The $2,00O,0 900 which would have gone
into the State Treasury, and to that extent
lightened the burdens of the people, will
remain in the pockets of the stockholders of
the corporations.
1t is not a matter of surprise that the
people are indignant, and it is pretty certain
that they will not be satisfied until it is
found out who is responsible for what is be-
heved to have been an intentional blunder.
The Governor has been asked to call an
extra session of the Legislature to sift the
matter to the bottom, but the cost of such
session would be so great that it is hardly
probable that he will grant the request.
Corporations complain loudly that they
are oppressed, but cases like this in Pennsyl-
vania would seem to justify the conclusion
that they are the oppressors rather than the
oppressed Having plenty of money at
their command, some of them at least do not
hesitate to use it to corrupt the sources of
mower
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
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PERSONAL.

QUEEN VICTORIA is exactly five feet high.
MISS KATE FIELD has left Salt Lake City for
California, Oregon and Alaska.
A. o. BAYLEY. Vice Commodore of the ROYAL
Albert Yacht Club, has been declared bankrupt
His liabilities are stated to be e67 900.
ALEXANDER COKE, who is this year graduated
from Yale is the heaviest man who ever receiv-
ed diploma from that institution. He weighs
285 pounds.
Prince Of Wales will go to Dublin on June q as
the Queens representative at the jubilee cele-
bratiop there.
TIE Duke of Newcastle, who was visitor in
Philadelphia year or two ago, is paying mark
ed attention to an American girl to whom he
was introduced by Mr.. Phelps.
CHARLES CoGHIAH. who edits the Dawson
(Minn.) Sentinel, wants it understood that he is
not the Charles Coghlan that does the kissing
act with Mrs. Langtry on the stage.
MISS GLIDER, of the Critic, has her own way
of saying things OF silly new story called
growing weer and wifer to the end of the vol
ume."
THE Beecher Memorial Committee have de-
termined TO place the statue of the great preach
er in the Brooklyn City Hall Square. The sum
needed for il Is S35, 900. Of which nearly two
thirds has been secured.
ONE of the last acts performed by Ben: Perley
recent birthday of George W. Chids. Mr.. Poore
went 10 the government printing office and set
his 1000 ems for the Chlds fund like the rest of
the printers.
GEN. SACsSIER. of Paris, delights to show his
friends a br0tiRd. or silver punch-bowl, which
he recently received from Ivan Haritoneuko the
CLAUS Spreckes'' of Russia. Hartoneuko is
an ignorant Russian who has made vast for
tune In sugar. He Is an enthusiastic admirer of
the French. In spite Of his illlteracy his en-
thusasm for France led him TO learn the French
language in his Goth year. He was the leader in
the movement which closedthe doors of Russia
to foreign sugar.
DIR. r. c. FLOWER, of Boston, is visiting Silver
at that place which he values at S14,000,000. He
also owns one of the ilnest orange plantations in
Florida. He lives in 500, 900 residence In Bos.
ton. DIR. Flower was born at Albion, ILL.,, which
town his grandfather, George Flower founded
George Flower was an Englishman of good
family and went TO Illinois in 1918. A few
months after his arrival in that State he laid out
the town of Albion. He was personal friend
OF Jefferson and Lafayette
NJ. VIANEsI, an italian who has become nat
uralized Frenchman, has succeeded NJ Altes as
master Of the orchestra in the opera of Paris.
Nianesi was educated in Paris directed for a
time the orchestra of Drury Lane, London, and
thence came to New York In charge of an arts
TIC mission by Mario and Gris. He afterwards
scarNd IN the imperial theatres Of ST. Peters.
burg aud Moscow. The greatest artstes Of the
orders. such as Albani, Mines. Viardot, Persiani
Patti. Nilsson, NM Mario, Tamberlick Faure
Mr1E<i and Gayarre. In his long career he has
49, Nfsociated with such eminent composers
"a #ofsini, Meyerceer, Verdi, Gounod. Wagner
N1sHfpi Thomas, Liszt, Rubinsten and others
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

MEErrNGs-DeKalb Lodge No o, ]. o. o. F.;
Tattnall Council No. ss4, A. L. of H.; Georgia
Historical Society; Georgia Tent No 1871, l. o. r.
SPECIAL NoTIcEs-As to Withdrawal of Steam
er Katie for Overhauling; Notice, L. @. C. La
mar Secretary of Interior.
STEAMSHIP SCHEDuLE-General Transatlantic
Co.
FURNITURE, ETc.-Lindsay & Morgan.
HARDWARE, ETc.-Lovell & baltimore.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-H Want
ed; Miscellaneous
Auction SALEs-Sundries, by !. D. LaRoche S
Sons; Mirrors, Pianos Etc, by c. II. Dorset;
Furniture, Etc, by J. Mclaughlin & Son.
LEGAL NOTICES Application for Leave TO Sell
Central Railroad Stock; As to Application for
Passage of Local Law as to Magistrates Fees,
Etc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
He Thought That the String Broke.
The Los angeles Times.


Ex-Sheriff George Gard, when he was in San
Francisco last happened to be riding on the
front platform of a cable car, and a Chinaman
got aboard
You savvy Leavenworth stleet," asked the
Mongol of the gripman after he had ridden
some distance.
Yes, savvy Leavenworth street." answered
grip;
Me likee catchee Leavenworth stleet"
IAN right, John; you'll catch Leavenworth
street" was the assuring rejoinder and turning
to Gard the gripman said in an undertone:
Hold on to the rail- I'm going TO dump him s.
The car was running at a rather high speed as
it approached the point indicated, and the grip.
man sung out. Here's Leavenworth street,
John"
The Chinaman took his basket and prepared
to step off, when the gripman, letting go the
cable and putting his brake down hard, stopped
the car so suddenly that it shot the washee man
Off as If from catapult John tumbled over
and over with his basket, and then picking him
self up, an astonished look on his face and
brushing the dust from his face and brushing
his pantalettes exclaimed
Hell! Damn, Wachemalla? Sting bloke 2"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
The Cars Pleasure Trim.

The Car started out on pleasure excursion
To travel few miles by rail-
With stockings of iron that he had TO pry on.
and steel undershirt that wouldn't show
the dirt, and a riveted ulster of mail
II need for this trip stout clothes that won ( rip
Said the Car, when they catch on a nail s.
And he took for his friends on this pleasure
excursion
An army of soldiers so rough
With gun and with cannon with flag and with
pennon, with carloads of shot, and a mon
strous big lot of muskets and rifles and
stuff
Says he: Twill be tame IL we find any game.
And don't have ammunition enough"
So he started forth on his pleasure excursion,
This jolly and fun-loving Gar; a
And they halted, tits reckoned on every third
second, hit the wheels with a whack. and
examined the track, and tore up the floor
of the car.
What a jolly sweet life said the Car to his
wife,
''This pleasure excursion, ha har'
s. w Eoss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Bees at Sea on the warpath.
From the Providence Journal.


Capt, NoYes, the veteran keeper of the Lati-
mer's Reef lighthouse, had peculiar adventure
at his ocean retreat ON Wednesday The light
house is about midway between Fishers Island
and the Connecticut shore and about three miles
from the nearest point of land. On that day a
buzzing sound was heard outside the tower, and
investigation showed that large swarm of bees
filed the air around the light tower, evidently
with the intention of making this place their flu
ture residence. AS the regulations governing
this branch of the public service
would not admit of this, the Captain
and his assistant made efforts to dis
lodge the intruders but were only partially
successful, as every inch of the ground was
closely contested, the bees having evidently
staked their all on the result of the contest, and
fought valiantly. Three times the keeper and
his assistant were forced to retreat within the
walls of the lighthouse for protection, smarting
under the singing received from the invaders
For hours the unequal contest was kept up,
and victory seemed about to perch upon the
banners of the invaders, when one more charge
was decided upon by the valiant Captain, and a
coup de main of unusual force decided the day,
and the invaders beat hasty retreat in the
direction of Fishers Island, only few of the
intruders remaining to annoy the light-keeper
and his assistant
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
The Morning News for the Summer.

Persons leaving the city for the summer
can have the MORNING NEWS forwarded by
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rate of 25c. week, 81 for a month or 50 so
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Those who desire to have their home paper
promptly delivered to them while away
should leave their subscriptions at the BUsI-
NESS OFFICE. Special attention will be given
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quickest routes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
HERCAT KNEW HIM WELL.
This Is the Story that the Magician Tell
About Himself
Fron, the Mem York Stor

From the NeW York Star.
Few persons would imagine that Hercat, the
magician of Old London, would ever be taken
by the confidence fraternity for an easy victim.
Nevertheless, he had an interesting experience
with one of the fraternity yesterday morning,
on his way up town from the Chambers street
ferry. AS be stopped at Warren and Church
streets to let car pass by he was confronted by
tall man, who, greeting him most cordially
exclaimed:
Why, how do you do, Laughlin, old man
When did you come TO town?
Il beg your pardon replied Hercat, taking
in the situation at glance. You have made
some mistake, sir. My name is Reynolds, and
| came from Fernandna."
The stranger apologized, and of course his
partner soon stepped up and said:
Isn't this Mr. Reynolds, of Fernandina?
Don't you recognize meE'' he added with a
smile
''Ah, yes; recollect. am very glad to meet
you again. By the way, | heard that your uncle
had very severe accident the very day left
Fernandna. He broke his leg
You don't say so. How did it happen?'' in
qulred the young man, anxiously.
Kicking bunco man around block re-
piled the wizard, soto Uoce.
The young man suddenly remembered that he
had promised to meet a friend uptown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

The New York Times is authority for the
statement that the Cotton Seed Oil Trust
people do not seem to be worried much over
the prospect Of having to go into court and
answer lot Of questions about the true in
wardness of their organization. All the
trustees that ever admitted knowing any
thing about the mysterious Trust have gone
to Europe. A trustee recently subpenaed
to testify in the Louisiana suit said, the
other day: "Thcre isn't a single one of all
the questions they are going to ask us that
any of us can answer, except what our
ages and occupations are" 1t is possible
that the trustees still in this country are
troubled with bad memories
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

There are several things being agitated
within the organization of the Knights of
Labor which, if adopted, will not
be of advantage to that organiza-
ton. One of them, it is alleged
is to permit men who are Socialists to
have voice in its councils. Socialists and
Anarchists have nothing in common with
workingmen, and they could not get along
with them tremendously. The Socialists
and Anarchists would all the time be trying
to get control of the organization, and they
would not be satisfied until they accom-
plished their object.
Another of the things agitated is to per-
NIT liquor sellers to become members. Why
do the liquor sellers want to Join the orderl
Clearly for the purpose of influencing it to
support their schemes. They have nothing
in common with workingmen. They are
not toilers. They have business, however,
which to be prosperous must have the Gus
tom of toilers. It is even proposed to remove
the restriction which prohibits the sale of
intoxicating liquors at the picnics of the
Knights.
1t looks as if there were danger of the or
ganization drifting away from safe moor
ings The prohibition against liquor deal
ers and the sale of intoxicating liquors at
picnics is good one Those of the Knights
whose only aim is to benefit workingmen
must begin to wonder whether they are as
| serting themselves as they ought, and
whether those who want to use their order
rather than to aid itfAre not getting the
upper hand. Some rather curious develop
ments may be looked for at the convention
of the Knights, which meets at Minneapo
lis next fall
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Mr.. Lent's Little Joke on Burnum.

Mr.. Lent the circus man was at one time a
partner of p 7. Barnum touring the country
principal attraction Tom Thumb and ten ele-
plants. Then Chicago was two days stand "
and Barnum's waggish partner used to relate
with much gusto joke he played on Barnum.
The partners were chartered in a tavern that
stood on the site of the present fremont House,
and on retiring Mr. Lent gave orders that Mr.
Barnum should be called at an early hour. and
served with cocktail. Every one knows OF Mr..
Barnum's hatred Of liquor, and his feeling can
well be imagined wheu he was aroused the next
morning by dartey, who pounded on his door
and called OUT
Time TO get up Mr.. Barnun Open de doc
an let me in wild 700 cocktail"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Hope for Senator Sherman.
From the PaflndelDhia Record Dem,

From the PHILADELPHIA Record (Denl.)
There is some faint hope of Senator Sherman
yet He said in his Springfield speech: There
are some things the laws cannot do. They can
not regulate the price of labor or anything else.
This can only be done by the law of supply and
demand" Why, then do the Protectionists
insist that the tariff laws raise the wages of
regulates prices why do senator Sherman and
his associates attempt to override this law by a
prohibitory tariff?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Gov. Gordon Kisses a Beauty.
From The Baltimore Sun.

After Gov. Gordon, of Georgia. had finished
his address at Nashville the other day, a large
number of ladies were presented to him
Among them was one who is quite a belle in
local society for her beauty as well as her
wit and maldenly accomplishments. Gov Cor
don chatted in most pleasant conversation for
few moments, then shook hands, in bidding
farewell TO the ladies, until he came 10 the 10
year-old beauty, when he put her face between
lips as poet ever dreamed of, imprinted thereon
a gubernatoral kiss The young lady blushed
slightly but could, OF course, take no offense.
II was truly an act Of homage ON the part Of
greatness 10 beauty.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
Entitled to a Good Long Rest.

FROM the NetC York World (Dem.)
Gen; Butler expressed to the Boston club
named in his honor doubt whether the
country or the State has any right to call upon
me unless some emergency comes forward. ="
The popular vote in 1884 indicated that the
emergency was more backward in coming for
ward than was Benjamin himself. The preva-
lent feeling seems still to be that this horny
handed son of toll is entitled to good long
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

Col James B. Andrews, of Allegheny
City, Pa, is to be elected Capt. Eads' sue
cessor as engineer of the Tehuantepec Ship
Railway. Thirty wealthy men of Pittsburg
have S15,000,000 invested in the scheme.
1t will be vigorously pushed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
The Danger of Negro Suffrage.
From. the afob;1e Pe1,ister fDep,l

From the Mobile Register lDenl.)
The great danger of negro suffrage viii come
when the whites of the South divide into two
political parties Then it is greatly to be feared
TINS section will see an era of bribery in politics.
But at present there is no danger of such di-
vision among the whites of the South, and in
the meantime we should endeaVor to educate
the negro into understanding the duties devolv-
ing upon him as a citizen
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

When Henry George addressed the stu
dents of Packard's Institute, of New York,
ten days ago, they appeared to be much
interested in what he said. On Saturday
last the principal of the institute invited all
the students who were willing to accept
Georges doctrine to stand up. Only two
responded. The students in the institute
number 400. George doesn't make converts
rapidly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Labor Vote.

From the Houston Post (Depa.l
The labor vote might hold the balance OF
power in a few of the close States but that
would be the extent of the movement, and It IS
seriously questioned that it can be solidifled
sufficiently to accomplish even this much.
There would be no apparent incentive for a
sohd labor movement no direct benefit 10 &C
crue therefrom, and without such incentive the
vote viii be hard To control
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

II was announced a few days ago that
Mr.. Blaine would remain In Europe at least
a year. The New York Tribune says that
he has not determined the length of hik
stay Mr. Blaine will doubtless keep him
self in readiness to return to the United
States at a moments notice He doesn't
mean TO remain abroad to the. detriment 0f
has Presidential boom.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

81 1t is announced that Mr.. Theodore Roose-
felt, of New York, will soon return to his
Western ranch. He is nursing an incipient
Presidential boom, but it is not of sufficient
NE to warrant his taking trip to Europe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

a c. p Huntington sailed for Europe last
Reek. The Celtic-Britannic collision, it
eems, had no terrors for him. The only
hing that frightens him is Congressional
Investigating committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

The AHgenaeine Zeitung, of Vienna, is
authority for the statement that a project
is on foot TO make the Pope King of Pales-
tine under guarantee of protection on his
throne by all the Catholic powers The
Pope is not likely to consent to remove from
Rome
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

Another death has been caused by an
orange seed Miss Marion Elsie Blaclman,
a teacher of Norwich, Conn, was the vic
tim Soon after she swallowed the seed in
fiammation resulted, and she died in less
than a week
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

jay Gould is ON his way South in his
Facht, the Atalanta. A doctor is with him.
Gould would doubtless like to exchange
'pme of his wealth for better health.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

The mountebanks who have been parad.
ing at Pea Ridge, N. j., as evangelists for
the past month have escaped tar and feath-
ers so far, but the outlook for them is not
very inviting. Last week the harangues Cf
one of the mountebanks, Mnason by name,
caused Mrs John Storms to become insane.
Very soon after she died. Her insanity led
her to think that it was her duty not to live
with her husband, who was not Christian.
Mnason advised her to leave her home, from
which, he said, "the children of God were
driven away by the imps of the devil" Re
plying to threats against him, Mnason said
1.-THE devils about here must be careful that
they don't find themselves full of dirt in
hell Some of them will soon roll in their
own ashes" Mnason and all others like him
ought to be locked up where their rawlings
cannot be heard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

A short time ago Secretary Lamar ap.
pointed Col. Dick Wintersmith, of Ken.
lucky, special timber agent The office
pays about 81 800 year Col Wintersmith
thought he would be detailed to inspect tim.
Der frauds in California. Instead, however,
he was ordered to go to Southwestern Ne
braska. He refused TO go, and resigned.
Explaining his resignation, he said: "There
isn't stick of timber to inspect in Ne
braska. The country is full of rattlesnakes
and it would be as much as my life is worth
TO go out there" Col. Wintersmith seems
to have forgotten that in his native State
a reputed infallible cure for snake bites is
manufactured in large quantities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06

1t is possible that New York's so-called
''bluelaws" may cause some hard drinkers
to reform. A veteran rounder of that city
declares that it is cruelty to drinking
man to allow him his liquors six days and
then prohibit his having, them on the
seventh. He expire hInelf in favor of
prohibition, as the NafliuD of denial on
the ''off'' day are ii6t q&pensated for by
the indulgence pernritt1t - W. other six.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-06
! o'Brien has received an anon

u nor O'Brien has received an anony-
ldous letter warning him that if he visits
Philadelphia he will be shot. He had already
determined that he would not visit that city
The writer of the letter intended, no doubt,
merely to create sensation.